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2 Sheets-Sheet l. H. P. GREGG.

Corn-Planter.

No. 61,534. l Patented Jan. 29, 1867.

Patented Jan. 29, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY P. GREGG, of Roscoe,in the county of Coshoctonpaiid-State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful, Machine for Dropping Corn or other Grain.; and I do herehydecl-are that the following isa full, clear, and exact description' ofthe construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in-which Figure 1 is a'diagram of the machine;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the valve-box` and hopper,

Fignreel is afs'ectioi of the hopper', and partial section of the valve-box.

To enable others to makeand use' myinventio, I will proceed to describe its constructionvand operation.

Letter A represents the hopper or box'for holding the grain, with a box attached tothe b olter for the vaiveboxA to work up and down in. There are two of these used, which are eachattachedto a plough for parting the ground to admit of the grain. These plodghs, shown'atHin iig. 1," are attached to two arms'pivoted at one end to a frame, K K, which is supported at the back end-by' two \vheels,:the, forward end being attached to the horses by a tongue or shafts, the hopper and ploughs .having a chance toraiseand lower when passing over irregular ground,A the driver riding on the same. B in iig. 3 is the valve-box, which is made to fit closely inside of the box at the bottom of the hopper. In thevalve-boii is lthevalve C C, valve-seat D, leverand fulcrum E, with V one end passing out through the slot in the hopper-box, shown at F, g. 2. l The red lines in show the position of the valve-box and valve when raised upl The operation: By taking hold of the arrn or cross-pieceg and raising it, the valve-box and valve are raised at the same time until the lever E strikes the'upper partof-the slot F, and gives ari-increased movement/to the valve, as shown by the red lines, whieh'admits of"v the. grain-passing down from the cup lshown at the valve-seat D when the valve-box is dropped'. The lever going down admits the valve upon the seat before the small measuring cup gets into-the grain in the hopper, and when the valve-box has finished its movement, the lower valve C has opened its port and'discharg'ed'the grain on the grond. By this arrangement the measuring cup is filled whemgoing down, and the grain that had passed Ythe opening or valve atAthe top is then discharged at the bottom. By reversing the movement the grain is admitted into the valve-box from the measuring cup after it has beenrraised entirely out of the grain in the hoppeigand the upper valve closes before the measuring'cup passes into the grain, and as the downward movement is finished the grain in the valve-box is discharged at the bttom.

C'Zaz'm. What Iclaim as new,- and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is The valve-box B, valve C, valve-seat, and measuring cupD,

. HENRY P. GREGG. Witnesses 'W. G. BAKER,

HENRY C. vSERGEAN'L. 

